Seven masterpieces of the Renaissance from the collections of the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, including Sandro Botticelli’s The Story of Virginia as well as two exceptionally valuable pieces recently acquired by the Royal Castle in Warsaw, will comprise an exhibition that is to evoke the spirit of one of the greatest phenomena in the history of European culture: the Renaissance.
The exhibition will comprise works by artists representing the most significant artistic centres of northern Italy: Venice, Florence, Ferrara, Bergamo and Verona from the mid-15th century to the last decades of the 16th century. Besides Botticelli, visitors will be thus given an opportunity to see pieces by such masters as Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Cosmè Tura, Lorenzo Lotto, Giovanni Battista Moroni and Paolo Veronese.
The exhibits will be put on display in the most significant Renaissance interior of the Royal Castle in Warsaw – the Old Chamber of Deputies. The event is organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy and forms part of the programme of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of conclusion of a trade convention between Italy and Poland, constituting a milestone in the process of building successful economic relations between the countries.
The exhibition. accompanied by an extensive catalogue, is curated by Mikołaj Baliszewski (Royal Castle in Warsaw) and Maria Cristina Rodeschini (Accademia Carrara, Bergamo) and organized by Civita Mostre e Musei. It was realized thanks to funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Tuesday-Sunday: 10 AM–6 PM (last entry at 5 PM)
